Carer

Kenji's POV

After about 2 hours of typing and doing her homework, I finished.

"I'm done Aiko chan." I sighed

I wanted to go to sleep but Aiko didn't look satisfied. She closed my laptop and put it to the side and leaned in towards me making me scared.

"Are you going to the game tomorrow?" she asked

"Y-yes." I stuttered

"With whose permission?" asked Aiko

She leaned in closer to me and grabbed the collar of my shirt and pulled my face in close to hers.

"I-I needed p-permission?" I questioned

She sighed and that scared me.

"Everything you need to do needs my permission before you do them." she said

I avoided eye contact and I just rubbed my injured right hand.

"May I uhh go to tomorrow's game?" I asked

"Sure." she replied

I sighed in relief.

"But under one circumstance." she replied

'Oh no.'

"Give up your other hand." she said

"W-what?" I gasped

"Actually, I think I have a better one." she said

"Wait-"

She slapped my cheek shutting me up.

"How many times do I have to tell you? You're nothing but my fucking slave you dweeb." she snapped

I rubbed my cheek and hung my head.

"You have two options. Lose that other hand or quit the team." she said

My eyes widened and I looked up at her and she had that smile on.

"You have 10 seconds to make your decision." she said

She started counting down and my mind was spinning. I couldn't quit the team but losing my other hand would sell me the rest of the season.

"Hand, I'll lose my other hand." I said

Aiko chuckled and suddenly sat on legs.

"You're so desperate to stay in the team." she said

"I uhh-"

"Fine, I'll let this one slide." she said, "I'll treat your wound."

I didn't like the way she treated me whenever I was injured, she'll injure me more before she treats me.

"I-I'll do it-"

I saw Aiko glare at me so I shut up. She held out her hand so I hesitantly raised my arm up but I didn't give it to her so she grabbed it and squeezed it. I yelped in pain and I tried to pull away but she did something and wrapped her legs around my neck and brought me in closer. I was pinned in that position and I couldn't move.

"I was trying to be generous for once and this is the shit I get?" scolded Aiko

She looked at my bruised hand and squeezed a bit harder.

"I'm sorry Aiko please stop squeezing it." I begged in pain

"Your hand is going to heal in less than 3 days and your next game is 3 days from today." she said, "Do you want me to hurt you even more?"

I shook my head so she let me go and pulled this patch for pain.

"If you didn't clench your fist it wouldn't be this bad." she snapped

She put the patch on my hand.

"Since you're going tomorrow, I'm coming with you." she said

"W-what?" I questioned

But she doesn't respond, she gets up and gathers her stuff and leaves my dorm. I groaned and just pulled out my phone and texted Madoka what happened. She didn't reply which confused me until I heard a knock on my door.

Madoka's POV

Kenji opened the door and I entered without his permission. I looked at his hand and it was patched up.

"Kenji did she do this?" I asked

He hesitantly nodded so I stormed out of his room and headed towards Aiko's dorm.

"Wait Madoka!" called out Kenji

I ignored him but Kenji grabbed my arm but I pulled away from him.

"Wait Madoka stop-"

I was so pissed off that I slapped Kenji's cheek. He fell on the ground and looked up at me shocked.

"How much longer are you going to get bullied for?" I asked

"Madoka I know you're frustrated but you're only going to make this worse." he said

That pissed me off even more so I grabbed the collar of his shirt and lifted him up and pinned him against a tree.

"And you're making it harder for me as well." I growled

Kenji looked scared as he avoided eye contact with me.

"Do you not understand how much I care for you? Every time you get hurt it hurts me as well." I said

"I understand Madoka but she'll ruin your reputation-"

"Who the fuck cares about reputation!" I yelled at him

That's when Kenji grabbed my shoulder and shook me.

"You don't understand Madoka, she has something that'll ruin my life and it may affect the way you see me. I don't want that to happen and I don't want to lose you, not after we got this far into our friendship." cried Kenji

Kenji started crying and my anger disappeared.

"I don't want to be alone again." he cried

Kenji gripped my shoulders and continued crying. I slowly loosened my grip and slowly went closer to him and strapped my arms around him.

"I'm sorry." I whispered

I hugged him and he hugged me back but continued to cry in my shoulder.

"I'm sorry." I whispered

I helped Kenji back towards his dorm and I helped him get ready but before I left he grabbed my arm.

"C-can you uhh s-sleep next to me?" he asked

I smiled and nodded so I got changed and instead of grabbing a new mat to sleep next to I got under the same blanket as him surprising Kenji.

"W-wait isn't this ch-cheating?" asked Kenji

"No it's not." I whispered

I moved in closer to him and wrapped my leg and arms around him and nuzzled my nose into his neck. Kenji felt really stiff so I looked up at him and he looked like he didn't know what to do.

"Relax Kenji." I whispered

He sighed and relaxed and it felt a lot more comfortable.

"Goodnight Kenji." I whispered

"Goodnight Madoka." replied Kenji

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One day later

Madoka's POV

"Why is Aiko chan coming with Kenji kun?" asked Emiko

Emiko looked really jealous when she saw Aiko walking next to Kenji as the two of them entered the gym.

"Oh." I simply replied pretending not to know what was happening.

"I'm sure they're friends, Aiko chan and Kenji kun are the only ones who went to the same high school in this school so I'm sure they know each other." said Haruka

I rolled my eyes from Haruka's assumption.

"Am I going to lose my chance?" complained Emiko

The tip off was about to start and I moved to my spot. The referee threw the ball up and Haruka tipped it towards me, I caught it and passed it to Ayaka and we made our move down the court. This team has a transfer student from America and she's actually really good. She was white and she's my height and looks aggressive.

Ayaka passed the ball to me and immediately the white girl started to attack me, pressing her entire body on me. I began to post her out of the paint and faked a shot before pivoting around shooting the ball. I ran back down the court to defend our side but then the white girl started glaring at me.

"You think you're better than me?" said the white girl

I ignored her as she continued to trash talk to me. She got the ball and began posting me out, she was strong but careless with her dribbling. I stole the ball and drove down the court and did a finger roll. I touched the rim in the process and I was surprised, I didn't know I could jump that high.

The white girl shot the ball and it went in and she started taunting me as I jogged down the court. Emiko passed the ball to me and I began dribbling around. I dribbled down the court and dribbled in between my legs and spun around her and then dribbled behind my back and just as I expected, she tried to steal it but I dribbled behind my back once again and crossed her.

I did a double clutch on another girl and the crowd screamed and cheered as I crossed up the white girl. The white girl got the ball and I stayed in my spot next to the paint but the white girl drove into me and rammed me. I fell on the court and the referee called a charging foul. I was ticked off by what she just did but I kept my cool.

"You good?" asked Yuziki

"Yea." I replied

She helps me up and we get the ball.

"She plays a very unique style, don't let your guard down." said Ayaka

"I'm not." I replied

She passed the ball to me and the white girl started to guard me. I held the ball closely and examined her and began moving the ball around not dribbling it. I began dribbling between my legs and behind my back but then the white girl suddenly stole the ball.

'What the- I didn't see that.'

I ran after her but she was fast and she did a finger roll making it in. Ayaka dribbled the ball and passed the ball to Emiko who crossed over an opponent. I ran into the paint and she passed the ball to me. I jumped up as high as I could but the white girl smacked the ball out of my hands before I could even bring it up to do a layup.

'What the hell.'

Back and forth it kept going back and forth. The white girl kept stealing from me, it was as if she could read my moves. I saw Yuziki wide open across the court so with one hand I threw the ball as hard as I could but the white girl caught the ball out of the air and shot a three.

The referee blew the whistle calling for a time out. I looked up at the scoreboard and now we were down by 12 points. I took a seat and drank some water and wiped my sweat off with a towel.

"Madoka, your movements are too wide." said Coach

He showed me his white board with the court.

"Movement is way too wide, everyone could read what your next step is." said Coach, "Minimize your movement, make it unpredictable."

I nodded as I understood what he meant. The time out was up so I got up and looked into the stands and I saw Kenji and he looked a bit worried. I sighed and got back to my position and the white girl stood next to me.

"You can't beat me." said the white girl

I sighed and got the ball and I began dribbling, my back against her arms as she gently pushed me. I posted her out a bit and I saw Yuziki open again but then she was suddenly guarded by the center. I did a step back and fade away three but the white girl slightly tipped it with her finger. The ball hit the backboard but it didn't go in.

'I need to be faster and smarter.'

I ran after the white girl who was dribbling down the court. She went for the layup and I read her moves and jumped up and blocked the ball so hard I slammed the ball on the backboard. The crowd was on their feet even though it was only the first quarter. But then the referee called a foul on me and I was confused.

"This is going to be a long game." sighed Haruka

I looked at Kenji but he was busy trying to do things for Aiko. Aiko looked at me and smirked a bit as she hugged Kenji. Kenji seemed a bit uncomfortable as everyone around him was taking pictures of him and Aiko.

'Get your hands off of him.'

The white girl makes both free throws and Ayaka dribbles the ball down court. She passed the ball to Yuziki who posts out the opponent team's center. I cut in but Yuziki shoots the ball but it hits the rim. I jumped up with the white girl in front of me, grabbed the ball with one hand and slammed it down into the hoop on the white girl's head.

'My first dunk.'

The entire crowd jumps up and down screaming as they all pat their head, mocking the white girl for getting dunked on.

"Stay down." I told the white girl, "Don't embarrass yourself even more."